Ben
Schanding

2/16/14 - 5-foot-10, 170-pound prospect with athletic build, shows good setup behind the plate, stays low, polished receiver and blocker, good lateral movement behind the dish, shows good athleticism, 74 mph arm strength from the crouch with pop times ranging from 2.07-2.18, quicker release will lead to improved pop times.  At the plate, the left-handed hitter hits from an open setup and squares front side with a short stride, good rhythm and balance, shows quick hands and routinely squared the baseball, impressive round that consisted of line drives to all fields, shows some pull side power, solid unsigned catcher and left-handed bat, ran 7.32 60 yard dash, 89 mph tee exit velocity.

2/18/13 - 5-foot-10, 165-pound, left-handed hitting prospect, shows good athleticism behind the plate, good receiving skills, sticks pitches well, good lateral movement, 73 mph arm strength from the crouch, feet work, pop times ranged from 2.13-2.21, sat at 2.15 consistently, room to improve pop time with quicker release.  At the plate, has a pre pitch rhythm, balanced stance and a short stride towards the pitcher.  His hands start at the shoulder and load up and back, has a slight arm bar but uses a level path to get to square giving him a line drive swing, shows good use of lower half and ability to square the ball up consistently, registered 84 mph tee exit velocity, ran 7.30 60 yard dash, another solid left-handed hitting catching prospect.